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Today, MCI is celebrating the birthday of the late Heinz Wolff. This brilliant engineer, scientist, inventor, writer and presenter became part of our lives through the TV show ‘The Great Egg Race’. Many would say that when they think of the typical scientist, their minds stray to the image of…
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Today, MCI wants to give a shout out to Wilbur Wright. He is one of the Wright brothers and his birthday on the 16th April. The Wright brothers were, of course, famous for inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor-operated aeroplane.
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As some of you may already know, MCI is a dog friendly office and we have been introducing some of our employees’ dogs. This month, our ‘Mr April’ is the irrepressible Fizzy Fabulous. Living life to the full, this friendly little chap makes friends wherever he goes. If you make…
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Today, MCI wants to celebrate the birthday of Zénobe Théophile Gramme. Despite being poorly educated and remaining semi-literate throughout his life, he was the inventor of the first electrical motor that was industrially successful. If you are having problems with your machinery, don’t hesitate to give MCI a call on…
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To round up our Star Trek homage, we cannot forget to mention the late and great Leonard Nimoy, who’s birthday was on Saturday. Famous for his portrayal of Spock, the logic driven half Vulcan, half human. Wishing you a good week ahead and may your machinery live long and prosper.
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This week, MCI wants to highlight Jack Kilby, the inventor of the first microchip. Without his tiny, but essential invention, where would we be! Programming, reprogramming and repairing PCBs are a large part of how we can help your company, so we have a lot to thank him for. Find…
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Today MCI wants to celebrate William Shatner’s birthday. Not only does his character, Captain James Kirk, share the same first name as our Managing Director, but they are both captains of their own ‘ships’. Last year, he became the oldest person to ever be in space as he lived up…
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As everyone is aware, the deepening conflict in Ukraine is escalating by the day. MCI wants to show its solidarity with Ukraine during this difficult time and has donated funds to give humanitarian aid. Our thoughts and prayers are with the brave people of Ukraine.
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Today MCI wants to shine a light on Alexander Graham Bell, who patented the first practical telephone this month. Little was he to know how much we rely on our mobile phones these days. Indeed, you may be using your mobile to read this post! Use his remarkable invention today…
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Today, MCI wants to celebrate the magnificent Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web on this day in 1989. He’s a scientist, academic, visionary and innovator. We can safely say he has transformed almost every aspect of our lives.
